Vermont

2007 Information
W. Daniel Manz, EMS Director
Michael O’Keefe, State Training Coordinator
Vermont Department of Health
Office of EMS & Injury Prevention
P.O. Box 70, 108 Cherry St.
Burlington, VT 05402
802/863-7310, Fax 802/863-7577
www.vermontems.org
e-mail: vtems@vdh.state.vt.us

First Responder-Emergency Care Attendant: Skills include: 1995 National Standard First Responder Curriculum. Hours of training: 45 minimum. Certification requirements: 16 years of age, complete certification program and pass the State practical and NREMT First Responder written and practical examinations. Must be sponsored by a licensed EMS agency. Recertification requirements: Must recertify every 2 years with an NREMT First Responder card.

EMT-Basic: Skills include: 1994 National Standard Curriculum. Hours of training: 110 minimum. Certification requirements: 18 years of age minimum, have EMS agency or hospital affiliation, complete certification program and pass State practical and National Registry written examinations. Recertification requirements: Must continue to hold NREMT certification and meet the other State requirements.

EMT-Intermediate-90: Skills include: Combitube, IV, naloxone, D50, epinephrine. Hours of training: 80 minimum. Certification requirements: Current Vermont EMT-Basic, sponsored by an EMS agency licensed at the Intermediate level or above, or a hospital, complete certification program and pass the state written and practical exams. Certification is good for 2 years. Recertification requirements: Must continue to hold EMT-Basic certification and meet other State requirements. 10 additional Intermediate level continuing education hours and medical director approval.

EMT-Intermediate-03: Skills include: all EMT-I-90 skills, plus albuterol, sublingual nitroglycerin, oral aspirin, IM glucagon, thiamine. Hours of training: 104 minimum beyond EMT-B. Certification requirements: Current Vermont EMT-Basic, sponsored by an EMS agency licensed at the Intermediate level or above or a hospital, complete certification program and pass the State written and practical exams. Certification is good for 2 years. Recertification requirements: Must continue to hold EMT-Basic and meet other State requirements. 16 additional Intermediate level continuing education hours and medical director approval.

EMT-Paramedic: Skills include: All skills in National Standard Paramedic Curriculum. Practice of individual skills is local option. Hours of training: Follows National Standard Paramedic Curriculum. Certification requirements: Sponsored by an EMS agency licensed at the Paramedic level or a hospital, complete approved training program, and be a nationally certified paramedic. Recertification requirements: Renew National Registry card every 2 years and maintain affiliation.

Responsible certification agency: EMS Office, Vermont Department of Health. Certification group includes a physician. State law requires a medical advisor for each EMS system. One medical advisor is required for each EMS district.

Reciprocity: Must hold NREMT certification at the level being applied for. Must have a licensed EMS agency affiliation and meet other State requirements.

Salary ranges: N/A.

Number of licensed ambulance vehicles (public and private) in the state: 242

Numbers of EMS personnel: FRECA, 375; EMT-B, 1,582; EMT-I-03, 598; EMT-I-90, 47; EMT-P, 222.

Numbers of EMS services: Ambulance services: volunteer, 52; paid, 15; both, 25. First Responder services: volunteer, 76; paid, 6; both, 4; air ambulance, 1.

Number of requests for emergency medical service in the most recent available 12-month period: 109,808.

Statewide uniform ambulance reporting form: VT’s electronic EMS incident reporting system is called SIREN. It is a NEMSIS compliant web accessible data system.

Description of statewide data-gathering system: Required for all ambulance responses. Data entry within 24 hrs of the incident.